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 I really liked this series of books, so I've decided to share my favourite one with a Let's Read. The difference from the Ring thread that got archived because I burned out is this - that was text. This time I'll be reading it aloud, chapter by chapter, intending to give each character a voice (although that may slip every now and then). These are easy, fun reads that generally do interesting things with the world and characters, and they have an imagination to them. They take a moment or an aspect of the plot and derail it, causing the story to go in a far different direction than what people expect. This one in particular gets particularly nuts and I love it for that - the concept is that due to Maleficent having a backup plan, after she is killed and Philip kisses Aurora, instead of her waking up, he gets pulled into her sleep, sucking him into a dream that the entire kingdom is trapped in. I'm choosing this format because it's easier for me and seems like it'll be more fun, both to make and to follow. This will hopefully ensure that I don't forget about it for 2 months and get the thread archived again. Here is chapter 1 - Consider the Dragon Almost forgot - no spoilers. This story goes in some pretty weird directions and I want it to be a surprise. Chapter 2: Happily Ever After, Redacted Chapter 3: Status Quo Chapter 4: Douche Dame Jolie Chapter 5: In the Cards Chapter 6: The Ball Chapter 7: We're All Mad Here Chapter 8: The Bluebird of Happiness Chapter 9: Dancing While the World Burns Chapter 10: Interlude Chapter 11: The Inevitable Forest Primeval Chapter 12: Enter the Prince Chapter 13: Once Upon a Time as it really was (As told by the prince) Chapter 14: The Denouement Chapter 15: Meanwhle, Back at the Castle Chapter 16: Feeling Ravine-ous Chapter 17: You're So Vain! Chapter 18: Sing to Me, Oh Muse Chapter 19: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream Chapter 20: Awakening, Sort of + Interlude Chapter 21: They Hadn't the Foggiest Chapter 22: Double the Fun+Interlude Chapter 23: Void + Interlude Chapter 24: Childhood Haunts Chapter 25: The Long Journey Back to the Castle + Interlude Chapter 26: Her Return Chapter 27: Another Denouement Chapter 28: Consider the Dragon... Again Chapter 29: FINAL CHAPTERS: Happily Ever After + Epilogue: All Good Things BioEnchanted fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Dec 5, 2020 |
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Feb 10, 2019 20:04
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By the way I have a plan for the points where things get more complex - I'm going to record prose on one track, and dialog on a seperate one for each character, so that multiple characters can talk together or over each other if needed, also it will help me keep the sound each character has consistent. I've recorded the prose for the second chapter.
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Feb 13, 2019 22:19
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THought i'd update - the initial thought turned out to be taking too long, so it's a straight reading, however I will be trying to differentiate the characters vocally. The next chapter should be up tomorrow or later tonight if possible.
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Feb 23, 2019 19:43
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Chapter 2: Happily Ever After, Redacted Here is the next chapter, sorry it took so long. I hope you're enjoying it so far, the story goes places later. For now it's all setup.
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Feb 24, 2019 16:49
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Chapter 3: Status Quo I like this chapter as it sets up the relationship that has been forged between Maleficent and Aurora, but it's one Maleficent isn't fully on board with and that's pretty amusing. I also like that in this version of events Aurora can't keep animals straight because she's never seen them for real. That's fun. Any thoughts on the story so far, or my presentation of it? I have been known to talk too quickly at times and am doing my best to not do that when recording. BioEnchanted fucked around with this message at 12:01 on Mar 10, 2019 |
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Mar 10, 2019 11:57
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I think your presentation is fine. I tend to like re-tellings of myths and folk tales, so I think the story so far is good.
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Mar 10, 2019 18:06
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Chapter 4: Douche Dame Jolie This chapter is neat because of just how hosed the world has become since Aurora's parent's broke the world... or is that the reason?
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Mar 21, 2019 22:46
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I've recorded Chapter 5, so that'll be up tomorrow after I've done my overtime at work. I was just concentrating on other projects, that are now complete.
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Mar 30, 2019 22:38
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Chapter 5: In the Cards I like the recurring thing where Aurora's memories of her life as established in the book and her life as established in the movie get all mixed up, it's an interesting idea.
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Mar 31, 2019 17:26
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Chapter 6: The Ball I like these moments where characters freak out, they are fun to record. Also the balls are cool. I also kind of like Civilian Maleficent where she's just kind of hanging out with Aurora and chatting casually.
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Apr 2, 2019 15:48
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I'm enjoying these readings and have put this on my list of books to buy at some point.
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Apr 7, 2019 15:55
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Chapter 7: We're All Mad Here We get insight into Lianna, and meet Lady Astrid, and I run out of voices for old women 
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Apr 11, 2019 20:04
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Chapter 8: The Bluebird of Happiness I love Maleficent's scene here, it's not often she loses it and she definitely has a point, it's probably obvious that I had a lot of fun recording that moment. Also the stuff with Cael is cute.
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Apr 13, 2019 16:55
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Chapter 9: Dancing While the World Burns This chapter ends Act One - Aurora figuring out what's wrong and starting to take steps. I like the clarification on what certain things in the dream world mean, like the loud chimes that last for days on end and drive people mad every few days are actually just Aurora's actual clock chiming the hours on her birthday as the day passes, and that the entire story actually takes place over the course of hours, not days or months. It's following Inception rules. Also we are now out of the castle!
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Apr 16, 2019 06:35
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Chapter 10: Interlude A very short chapter that covers what happened in the Real world while the first 9 chapters were happening.
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Apr 22, 2019 15:47
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The next chapter is on it's way, it's just a really long one and the audio hosed up in a couple of places, so some bits needs rerecording. it'll be up soon.
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May 1, 2019 20:09
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Chapter 11: The Inevitable Forest Primeval I love this chapter, although it's a really long one. I think the idea of Aurora's lives colliding in her head is in interesting one and like how she settles on a middle-ground version of herself that she just accepts has lived both lives called "Aurora Rose" This is the point where the plot begins really starting to ramp up.
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May 6, 2019 19:04
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I'm a bit behind on my threads lately because this month has been hectic, I just got back form visiting my brother for his birthday for 3 days. I'm hoping to have the next episode done and up over the next weekend, or if not, during the following week.
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May 21, 2019 16:30
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Chapter 12: Enter the Prince Here we are, a rather cute chapter. I just love how bewildered Aurora is on meeting the charming idiot that is the Prince.
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May 26, 2019 15:18
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The next chapter will be next weekend at some point, it's a relatively short one. Any thoughts on the story so far?
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Jun 11, 2019 21:05
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I'm enjoying it!
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Jun 13, 2019 17:43
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Chapter 13: Once Upon a Time as it really was (As told by the prince) Sorry if the audio is a bit lower quality than usual. An aspect of the story that I like is Aurora's rejection of all the rules of the story as presented and the shame she feels at being naive enough to buy into it without question. Most of her characterisation from here on is on that level, of "Oh my god the entire kingdom is a kingdom of idiots! Myself included!"
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Jun 29, 2019 16:02
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Chapter 14: The Denouement I like this fairly long chapter, contains a lot of self-reflection. Also some funny lines.
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Jul 20, 2019 18:08
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That was a great chapter!
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Jul 20, 2019 23:52
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xcheopis posted:That was a great chapter! Yup. I'm personally partial to "GOOD LO- alright I'll stop saying that..."
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Jul 21, 2019 13:40
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He's also not an absolute idiot, which is nice.
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Jul 25, 2019 02:19
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Chapter 15: Meanwhle, Back at the Castle A short as hell micro-chapter but has some key character development foreshadowing.
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Aug 16, 2019 21:28
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Ominous!
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Aug 22, 2019 20:06
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Chapter 16: Feeling Ravine-ous Here we are at Chapter 16, in which Aurora's and Phillips Troubles really start. Yes, the title is a pun! Also this is a neat chapter. Aurora Rose and Prince Phillip discuss their upbringings, while Maleficent flexes. Hard.
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Sep 7, 2019 09:03
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I'm gonna update soon, it's just been a very long stressful month, and I've just started a very tiring job.
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Oct 1, 2019 14:59
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BioEnchanted posted:I'm gonna update soon, it's just been a very long stressful month, and I've just started a very tiring job. Sorry to hear and I hope it gets better for you.
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Oct 2, 2019 04:04
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Chapter 17: You're So Vain! Here's the next update, with an interesting perspective on Aurora's gift of Beauty and a pretty fun ending to the chapter.
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Oct 6, 2019 09:38
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I know it's been a month since the last update, I've been really busy trying to find work and it's put me in a non-productive mindset due to stress, and my headset broke so I had to get a new one. I have a better headset now so I'll update soon but still busy looking for work too.
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Nov 3, 2019 11:22
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Chapter 18: Sing to Me, Oh Muse Here we are with a very long, very involved chapter. It is very interesting though, dealing with an insidious trap that is the most intelligent but also devastating yet. Took a while as it's long as gently caress and I've been busy.
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Nov 16, 2019 22:57
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Chapter 19: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream Here's a short but very interesting interlude. I'm sure you can guess the nature of what's happening. Does any thoughts on Aurora's characterisation or the story in general so far? I like how she has some relatable anxieties and flaws as the story unfolds.
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Jan 18, 2020 17:53
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BioEnchanted posted:Chapter 19: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream Haven't yet had the time to listen to the latest but I have been enjoying the them. I do like Aurora's flaws; getting trapped by her own vanity (as little as that is) was clever. Both of them are great, really, and I now want a bit of background on the Evil Queen.
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Jan 29, 2020 02:39
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xcheopis posted:Haven't yet had the time to listen to the latest but I have been enjoying the them. There are two books in the series that I haven't got yet, the Snow White one is one of them.
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Feb 3, 2020 06:08
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Chapter 20: Awakening, Sort of + Interlude Here we are, the central turning point of the story. Aurora realising that she has actual control of her dream, and learning to apply it on purpose. Also I love her breakdown of exactly why everyone screwed her over from the start, she is just done with everyone. I also like her moment of temptation as well.
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Feb 24, 2020 19:42
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Chapter 21: They Hadn't the Foggiest Quite an action packed chapter. BTW, Where the text says that the events happen in silence, the following events are kind of printed like a checklist of events, going for the kind of thing that you see in movies where there is a heartbeat noise as it fades out and fades in showing a quick visual, it's just hard to get across in text.
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Apr 3, 2020 20:20
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Chapter 22: Double the Fun + Interlude This chapter's neat because it gives the Prince something to do and a bit of characterisation. Also it's told in a fun way. BioEnchanted fucked around with this message at 21:19 on May 17, 2020 |
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Apr 7, 2020 21:18
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